The CaptainErsatz, {{Expy}}, "NoCelebritiesWereHarmed," {{Mythology Gag}}s, {{Continuity Nod}}s and ShoutOut references go [[ShoutOut/GuiltyGear here]].----!!Before starting, these are the tropes which apply to almost everyone:* AuthorAppeal: DaisukeIshiwatari loves [[TooManyBelts belts]], although not to the ridiculous extremes like [[Creator/TetsuyaNomura Nomura]]. The only ones to not have them in some way are Anji, Baiken, and Justice.* BountyHunter: Everyone except Dizzy and Testament in ''GGX'', and that's due to Dizzy having a big bounty on her head and Testament trying to keep her safe. * CallingYourAttacks: Everybody except Dizzy and Bedman calls their attacks.* CatchPhrase: Lots of 'em.* ImpossiblyCoolClothes* ImprobableWeaponUser: As a rule of thumb, everybody has some interesting and distinctly unique weapon. The series has seen people use dull sword-clubs, pool cues, an anchor, a yo-yo and a teddy bear, etc. etc.* MusicalThemeNaming: With the exception of Baiken and Zato-1, all the characters and some of their attacks are named after rock artists and their music. Read them [[ShoutOut/GuiltyGear here]].* RandomPowerRanking: The PWAB's risk ratings. These rankings are more of assessment of possible threat to PWAB than the character's actual fighting power, though said fighting ability is factored into their assessments.* RummageSaleReject: Just look at how detailed and in-depth many of the characters' outfits are.* TooManyBelts: The number of belts in Sol's outfit alone can outnumber the belts in the whole cast of ''VideoGame/{{BlazBlue}}''. Everyone has a belt or ten on their person after ''Xrd'' came out.* VagueAge: Except for Dizzy[[note]][[YoungerThanTheyLook 9 as of Xrd]][[/note]], Kliff[[note]]87 at his death[[/note]], Sol[[note]]170+[[/note]], Justice[[note]]Effectively about the same as Sol[[/note]], Erica[[note]][[ImprobableAge 17]][[/note]], May[[note]][[OlderThanTheyLook 22 as of Xrd]][[/note]], Jack-O[[note]]''Not Applicable'', as on some level she hasn't been "born" yet[[/note]] and as of ''Xrd'' That Man himself[[note]][[spoiler:Once again about the same age as Sol]][[/note]], we're left to guess the ages of the cast. There's a few that can be narrowed down a good deal (for example, Sin ''must'' have been born in the time period between ''Accent Core'' and ''Overture'') but most still don't have exact dates.